Suspect sought after Long Beach stabbing

LONG BEACH >> At least one person was stabbed in a residential neighborhood of Long Beach and transported to a hospital for treatment while police pursued the suspects to a residential area farther north where the suspect remained barricaded inside a structure, a police sergeant said today.

The stabbing occurred at 9:45 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of Chestnut Avenue, said Long Beach police Sgt. Brad Johnson.

At least one person was wounded, Johnson said. He did not know the exact number or locations of their wounds or their genders, he said. They were transported to a hospital for treatment.

Officers located possible suspects at the scene and pursued them to 53rd Street and Locust Avenue in North Long Beach where they were barricaded inside a home and SWAT was called to the scene, Johnson said.